World War II Honoree

John Milton Hickey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Honored By

Betty Hickey

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED SERVICE ON JANUARY 14, 1944 AT FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND. TRAINED WITH THE 32ND INFANTRY TRAINING BATTALION AT CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA. EXPERT WITH M1 RIFLE; RIFLEMAN 745. LEFT THE U.S. ON JULY 15, 1944 ON THE QUEEN ELIZABETH. ARRIVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER ON JULY 21, 1944. PRIVATE, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 120TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION, KNOWN AS OLD HICKORY. DEPARTED EUROPEAN THEATER ON NOVEMBER 5, 1944. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.